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The Future of Travel Insurance and the Tourism Industry During COVID-19

COVID-19 has raised risks associated with travel, from prolonged exposure to other people to last-minute cancellations before getting on a flight. Typically, people buy travel insurance to mitigate risks when visiting places outside of their home country. However, the current state of traveler’s insurance may not be enough to cope with the aforementioned pandemic-induced risks. Summer Journalism Fellow Charlotte Ehlers proposes a plan where federal governments set up their own travel insurance plans and market them alongside preexisting COVID safety measures to restimulate the tourism industry.

Don’t Have Enough on Your Plate? Connecting High Rates of COVID-19 to Food Apartheids

COVID-19 has given us enough on our plates. But what about people who don’t have enough food on theirs to face it? The risk of food insecurity is higher among low-income populations in communities known as food deserts. In addition to these socioeconomic factors, food apartheid causes significant public health problems. In this two part article series, Summer Journalism Fellow Charlotte Ehlers draws connections between food insecurity, its related underlying public health issues, and higher rates of COVID-19 in affected communities.

Puerto Rico as a Key Player: A Conversation with Rodrick Miller, Chief Executive Officer of Invest Puerto Rico

Rodrick Miller, CEO of Invest Puerto Rico, explains Puerto Rico’s unique juxtaposition between the U.S., Latin America’s, and the Caribbean’s financial markets, the size and value of its pharmaceutical industry, and what makes it stand out in terms of resilience in small businesses, startups, and Knowledge Services.

Interviews, International, Finance & BusinessKavya ChandranMay 22, 2020Puerto Rico, Caribbean, markets, finance, stimulus bill, incentive, pharmaceuticals, startup, entrepreneur, investment, COVID19, economic, leadership, career

Rethinking the Definition of Work

If you love what you do and enjoy every single second of it, can it still be considered work?

Thrift Shopping: a Lesson in Behavioral Economics

On some occasions though, the clothes I bring home never see the light of day. A mental image of my burgeoning pile-of-clothing-that-I-never-wear resurfaced when I read about transaction utility in Richard Thaler’s Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics.

All, News & Analysis, LifestyleAmy WangJanuary 2, 2019thrift shopping, behavioral economics, economics, finance, shopping, clothes, fashion, economic, branding

Heating Up: Tensions in US-India Strategic Defense Partnership

A political dilemma for the United States: embrace hypocrisy for the hand of much needed partnership in the region, or slap harsh economic sanctions and potentially lose a powerful ally.

BT Breakdowns, News & Analysis, International, Politics, AllMaxwell ChungOctober 23, 2018economic, economics, US, China, India, Russia, economic sanctions, strategic defense, strategic defense partnership, arms, arms race, arms deal, CAATSA

The World Cup: Do Countries Get What They Put In?

The Olympics are known for being wildly expensive, and are likely fiscally irresponsible for the vast majority of the world’s countries due to the astronomical costs associated with hosting. How does the FIFA World Cup stack up?

All, News & Analysis, Opinions, Culture, InternationalMallory WilliamsonMay 7, 2018world cup, fifa, fifa world cup, countries, economy, economic, invest, investment, pride, heirtage, culture, sport, sports, support, concern, fiscal

Bye-Bye Boracay (For Now)

While Boracay’s tourism-based economy has thrived by these increasing numbers, the small island lacked the necessary infrastructure to prepare.

News & Analysis, All, Culture, InternationalGrace HongApril 23, 2018vaction, enviro, environment, eco, ecotourism, tourism, tour, destination, idyllic, white-sand beaches, white-sand, sand, beach, beaches, Boracay, Philippines, island, tourists, asia, economic, growth, violations, violation, cost, natural, nation, government, decrease, practices, policies, policy, ecotourism policy, negative, solution, economic growth, prediction

The Disuse of “Pursuit of Excellence”

There is no doubt that universities have expanded resources to better serve students from lower-income backgrounds, but the greater question at hand is how these students can thrive in the environments of elite institutions.

Opinions, News & Analysis, All, US, CultureGrace HongApril 19, 2018economic, economic inequality, excellence, rich, poor, inequality, college, higher ed, higher education, private, public, universities, university, ivy league, resources, income, backgrounds, Ivy league, financial aid, loans, grant, socialization, social, mobility, social mobility